Game #3577
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 20 February 1980
5th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
🔁 | CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | for CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 73' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 4 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.04 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.05 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 19.89 |
Allan Evans, playing up front because of David Geddis injury causing the striker to come off the field after 74’, scored a late winner to compensate for his last gasp Ewood Park own goal that had meant a replay against third tier Blackburn.
Ron Saunders' Villa beat third division Blackburn at the second attempt in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Won
1-0
🟩 20 Feb 1980, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 81' |
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 81' |
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, David Geddis, Sub on, Brendan Ormsby
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #295 |
Wednesday, 20 February 1980
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 295 | 🟩 | 131 🟨 | 84 🟥 80 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,161
GK Jim Arnold | 🏴 |
LB Mike Rathbone | 🏴 |
CB Glenn Keeley | 🏴 |
CB Derek Fazackerley | 🏴 |
RB Jim Brannagan | 🏴 |
M Howard Kendall | 🏴 |
M Tony Parkes | 🏴 |
F Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
F Andy Crawford | 🏴 |
F Simon Garner | 🏴 |
W Noel Brotherston | 🇬🇧 |
Howard Kendall | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Stuart Metcalfe | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"After Saturday's effort I was determined to score and my opportunity came when I was moved forward.
"When the chance arrived, there was no way I was going to miss it."
Allan Evans.
“Our [FA Cup 5th round] game at West Ham can't be any more difficult than the two we've had with Blackburn.“
Ron Saunders.
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